Anita Baker

Released: September 7, 2004

Songwriter: Anita Baker Barry Eastmond

Producer: Barry Eastmond

[Verse 1]
Oh no, baby, here I go
Falling in on the deep end one more time, baby
I'm helpless to stop this, there's no defense
(Got this fever) I'm sick, baby
(I'm on fire) I'm on fire
(Fire burns) fire burns

[Chorus]
In my heart, in my life, on my mind, in my head
In my house, in my arms, in my room, in my bed, oh yes
I feel the symptoms, I know the signs
Will I get well? Really can't tell not for sure, darling
For this disease, you're the only cure
(Got this fever) I'm sick, baby
(I'm on fire) I'm on fire
(Fire burns) fire burns

In my heart, in my life, on my mind, in my head
In my house, in my room, in my arms, baby baby baby, ah yes

[Bridge]
Take my heart, take my soul
Take my hand, make me whole, baby
Say my name, ease this pain, baby

[Chorus]
In my heart, in my life, on my mind, in my head
In my house, in my room, in my arms, in my bed
In my heart, in my life, on my mind, in my head
In my house, in my room, in my arms, in my bed

I need you, baby, house, baby, my life
Come on in my room, to my arms, I need you baby
Need you, baby; need you; need you, baby baby baby
Need you in my house, in my room
In my my my my my my my bed, baby, baby
Need you, baby; need you, baby; need you, darlin'
Need you, baby; yes I do
Can't you come to my house? Can't you come to my room?
To my bed, my my, ooh, ooh-ooh
(scatting)

Anita Baker is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter known for her distinct low contralto vocals. She started out in the band Chapter 8, which had the hit song “I Just Wanna Be Your Girl” that was later sampled by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony for their hit song “1st of tha Month.” “Anita” went on to become a big name in ‘80s R&B alongside “Luther” and “Whitney” as she began to rack up #1 hits.

Her debut album, The Songstress, was released in 1983 on independent label Beverly Glen and featured the hit song “Angel.” She left Beverly Glen and signed with Elektra Records, releasing her second album Rapture in 1986, which went on to sell over 5 million albums and peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart thanks to the hits “Sweet Love,” “Same Ole Love,” and “Caught Up in the Rapture.”

Her third album, Giving You the Best That I Got, was released in 1988 and hit #1 on the Billboard 200, and the title track hit #1 on both the Billboard R&B and Adult Contemporary Singles charts. Rapture and Giving You the Best That I Got accounted for five of her eight Grammy Awards, with her sixth in that time frame coming from her gospel collaboration with The Winans on the song “Ain’t No Need To Worry” in 1988.

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